Day 613 — Sheinbaum Leads Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro National Assembly in Xalapa, Veracruz; Program Reaches 3.5 Million Beneficiaries, 170B Pesos Since 2019

On June 6, 2026 (Day 613, Saturday), President Claudia Sheinbaum led a national assembly of the Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro (Youth Building the Future) federal labor-training program at the Kaná Museum in Xalapa, Veracruz, accompanied by Veracruz Governor Rocío Nahle García. Sheinbaum highlighted the program's cumulative achievements: 3.5 million beneficiaries served since 2019; a total public investment of over 170 billion pesos; each participant receives a monthly stipend, IMSS social security coverage, and one year of formal work experience with a private- or public-sector employer. She framed youth dignified employment as a constitutional right, not a privilege, drawing a contrast with previous administrations' zero-employment-for-youth policies. The program — the flagship youth development initiative inherited from the AMLO government and expanded under the 'Second Floor of the Fourth Transformation' — was presented as a concrete pillar of Sheinbaum's social investment agenda. Veracruz ranks among Mexico's highest concentrations of program beneficiaries. The event was notable as Sheinbaum's main public activity on the Saturday before the FIFA World Cup opener (June 11), signaling her focus on social program delivery over political optics.